5 YEARS AGO (2018)

U.S. Army Alaska commanding general, Maj. Gen. Mark O'Neal, awarded the Soldier's Medal to Specialist Rosalind Stromberg during a ceremony at fort Wainwright, Alaska on February 8, 2018.

What seemed like a normal mission for Spc. Rose Stromberg and her team, turned in to a day of rescue. Spc. Stromberg received the award for saving a man's life after a deadly avalanche near Delta Junction, Alaska on April 3, 2016. After treating the victim for shock and preventing hypothermia she stayed with him for five hours in freezing temperatures until emergency services arrived.

Of the incident, Stromberg said, "It was pretty devastating, just to witness what had taken place and the people that were involved. It's not something that you see every day." She explained that her team was testing snow conditions on Courage Mountain near Paxson, Alaska when they came across the two people stuck in the snow. They were only able to save one of the victims.

Her superiors pushed that she receive the award, and Stromberg felt very honored to receive it. The Soldier's Medal is the highest peacetime award that can be received.

A senior at Malad High School, the Malad High School Student Body President, Parker Peterson, had been chosen as Student of the Week for the week of February 19.

Parker is planning to attend Utah State University and on his bucket list, he hopes to graduate, start a career and start a family.

His favorite class at Malad High School is chemistry, and there isn't just one thing that is his favorite at the school. He loves everything about the school. His best advice for other students is to get involved. Favorite extracurricular activities are student council and track.

Parker was born and raised in Malad, the son the Daryl and Jamie Peterson. One thing that he thinks no one else knows about him is that be plays the guitar.

Local Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members competed in the District STAR Event competition held at Marsh Valley High School.

JaNae Daniels Sierra Hooste and Marion Smith competed in the Chapter Service event and received a silver. Nate Bingham, Eli Mathews and Carson Palmer competed in National Programs in Action and also received a silver!

Both groups qualified to compete in the state competition to be held in April in Boise. They were accompanied to the competition by Ami Foust, Malad High School Office Manager, who was a judge and by adviser, Sarah Robbins, who also judged some of the events.

10 YEARS AGO (2013)

The board of Trustees of the Oneida County Hospital met in regular session last Thursday night. Steve Daniels has been chosen as the new chairman of the board, replacing Helen Ward; and Dotty Evanson was welcomed as a new member of the board. The board is now fully staffed with trustees being Steve Daniels, Ralph Hanson, Thayne Barker, Elaine Bohn, Helen Ward, Dallan Nalder and Dotty Evanson.

Approximately 87 years after the opening of Malad’s first hospital, The Malad Community Hospital, much has changed. Even though the current Oneida County Hospital was built in 1970, it is a modern facility, due much to the generosity of local residents and former residents who have made donations to help the hospital obtain the latest of equipment. 

Members of the Malad High School Chapter of the FFA program attended the resident 212/360 Leadership Conference held in Boise on January 28 and 29. Attending the conference were Shannon Williams, Maddie Ogden, Samantha Daniels, Karessa Love, Eric Eliason and Michael Gallegos.

15 YEARS AGO (2008)

Over 100 people supported the Oneida Crisis Center Fundraiser dinner and auction on February 13. The auction and the dinner brought in a total of $5,200 before expenses. Executive Director Carol Caulford presented the third annual Dove Awards to Rula Thomas and La-Z-Boy. 

The Malad High School boys’ basketball team entered the 2A Fifth District Boys’ Basketball Tournament as the number four-seeded team. They are still alive in the tournament after defeating Grace.

Devin Skidmore fought his way to his 106th career win at the district Wrestling tournament. He earned his 100th career win at the Aberdeen tournament earlier in the season.

The Malad High School wrestling team claimed the district championship once again, qualifying 16 wrestlers for the state tournament. The team included: Justin Fuhriman, Kayden Estep, Justin Campbell, Jonny Blaisdell, Dillon Allen, Zach Starr, Kyle Davis, Nathan Eliason, Michael Evans, Blake Harrison, R.J. Cudney, Devin Skidmore, Chris Hess, Gene Bullcreek, Derek Stanger, D.J. Peabody, Tallen Boyer, Owen Tapp, Paden Allen and Levi Beeton.

25 YEARS AGO (1998)

Councilman Jared Crowther was made president of the Malad City Council when the body met February 11. In this capacity he will take charge of city government in the absence of Mayor Spence Horsley. Newly elected councilman Larry Thomas was made chaplain. 

The Idaho State University College of Arts and Sciences has announced the dean’s list for fall semester, 1997. Students from Malad City named to the dean’s list are Tyra D. Burnett and Jenny Hawkins. Trenton L. Neal from Stone was also on the list.

Trace Downey, a sophomore at Malad High School, was named state runner-up in the Idaho Farm Bureau Speech Competition.

The Malad High School Junior Varsity Girls Basketball team ended their season with a 19 – 2 record and a first place trophy from the District J.V. Tournament. There were consistently seven girls playing on the J.V. team, consisting of Amber Baker, Jacie Wilcocks, Melissa Asay, Ginger Price, Beth Hess, Jennifer Boyce and Sarah Day. Jean Schwartz is their coach.

35 YEARS AGO (1988)

The Malad City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to accept an invitation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to join with them in paving the parking lot between the Malad 2nd/5th Ward Meetinghouse and the Malad City Park.

Longtime Director of Nurses at the Oneida County Hospital, Myrna Tovey, has announced that she will resign her position February 23 to accept a new one as a Clinical Supervisor at the Indian Health Clinic on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation north of Pocatello. She will assume her new duties February 29. It was almost 22 years ago that Mrs. Tovey was given the position as Director of Nurses at Oneida County Hospital. Prior to that she was a staff nurse for five years.

Two Malad automobile dealers, Ren Thomson and Boyd Lewis, have been named co-recipients of the “Outstanding Business of the Year Award” presented annually by the Malad Chamber of Commerce. In addition, this year the Chamber also presented an “Outstanding Community Service Award” to Rex and Lucille Schwartz, who recently sold their business after 27 years of operating Rex’s A.G. Fine Foods in Malad.

Leading the Malad Chamber of Commerce for the coming year will be officers installed Monday night at the annual Chamber Banquet. Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are the new officers: Marie Neal, president; Larry Thomas, vice president; Sue Thomas, secretary; Deon Jones, member at large; and Mike Hess, past president.

45 YEARS AGO (1978)

Two Malad High School science students, Mark Jensen and Todd Esplin have been selected along with 17 other Idaho students to attend the 1978 University of Utah Science and Humanities Symposium in Salt Lake.

Oneida Soil Conservation District has announced the winner of the 1977 Outstanding Cooperator award. Ron Skidmore of Stone, in cooperation with the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s contest recognizing outstanding conservation efforts made by farmers throughout the nation, will be awarded a special plaque at the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation District’s Division V meeting.

Elizabeth Ward, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ward and Matt Ward, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Ward, sang, “It’s a Memorable Tune” during the audience participation segment of the “Up With People” concert on Saturday night.

The announcement and organization of a new Cub Scout Pack 401, was made by Malad District Cub Scout Commissioner, Mrs. Lucille Laws. Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are members of Holbrook’s first Cub Scout pack with Bishop Bert Smith; Counselor, Jay Baker; Assistant Cub Master and Webolos Den Leader, Jeff Bird and Wolf and Bear Den Leader, Irene Bird; and Cub Scouts, Ronald Eliason, Scott R. and Shawn E. Smith, Dennis L. Willie, David W. Neal, and Kacey Hill.

Winners of the Pack 406 Father-Son cake baking contest held at the Presbyterian Church are Scott Treasure, baking the cake with the best theme; Ron Jantze, winner of the best decorated cake and Ryan Rose winner of the most originally decorated cake. Other Cub Scouts participating in the cake-baking contest include Jimmy Hunt, Jamie Rich, Craig Scott, Travis Palmer and Tim Naugler. The cakes were then auctioned off to the highest bidders to provide funds for the pack to operate on this year.

55 YEARS AGO (1968)

Eleven Malad High School junior candidates for the annual Syringa Girls State met with the American Legion Auxiliary. Candidates are Lynette Miller, Stella Byrd, Margaret Mary Evans, Jean Thomas, Janet Crowther, Nancy Benson, Mary Sue Daniels, Elsie Fay Hubbard, Julie Blaisdell, Charlene Thomas and Cindy Smith.

Anticipating the allocation of approximately $241,000 in matching federal funds, the Oneida Hospital Board decided at a Monday night meeting to move ahead with plans for construction of a combination hospital and nursing home here. Site of the new structure will be on the Bannock Street corner lot directly east of the present hospital. The facility will have 15 hospital rooms and 14 long-term care rooms.

Carrying Malad’s hopes in the Idaho Fifth District AA Basketball tournament at Preston will be this group of Dragon cagers and their coach, Lane Hemming. Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are Randy Jones, Randy Williams, Leslie Price, Tom Jones, Greg Evans, Kim Hartvigsen, Steve Facer, Neal Scott, Sam Evans, Alan Hall, Steve Miller and Con Alder.

High scoring Randy Jones, guard for the Malad High basketball team, was presented a gold basketball Saturday night in recognition of scoring over 1,000 points during three years as a varsity player here. Randy has now scored 1,163 points with tournament play remaining. Malad High record is presently 1,184 points, set by Ralph Hanson who graduated in 1961. 

60 YEARS AGO (1963)

Here are those elected by the Malad High School student body to be featured as out-standing personalities in the 1963 “Mirror”, MHS yearbook. Mark Peterson, Nancy Thorpe, most attractive; Jim Blaisdell, Linda Peden, best athlete; Von Elcock, Mary Louise Peden, most likely to succeed; Boyd Baker, Annabelle Evans, best dressed; Hugh Williams, Fairlene John, best dancer; Ken Illum, Marcene Hughes, most courteous; Mike Williams, Ruth Ann Marble, friendliest; Roger Goddard, Lynette Parry, best personality; Don Lee Hess, Clarice Ward, best all-around; Tim Facer, Mary Louise Ward, most talented; Dale Wharton, Maxine Facer, most witty; Kay Mansfield, Gayle Blaisdell, biggest flirt.

With Stan Carter winning a coveted state championship, Frank Madsen taking a runner-up spot and Kay Mansfield placing fourth, Coach Earl Gillies’ three-man wrestling squad of Malad High school tied for fifth-place honors in statewide Class A competition during the Idaho High School Wrestling Tournament held in Boise.

Described as a conscientious and worthy student by Mrs. Helen Balls, MHS Home economics teacher, Miss Marilyn Evans was named as winner from Malad High School in the 1963 Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow, and thus becomes eligible for one of 102 scholarships with a total value of $110,000.

70 YEARS AGO (1953)

A break early Saturday afternoon in the dam of the Malad Valley Irrigation Company’s reservoir at St. John caused approximately 300 acre-feet of water to flood down the Devil Creek channel and through corrals and pasture land of those having farms below the reservoir. Repair of the dam and installation of a new core will cost about $8,000. County roads and individual’s corrals along the water’s route were also damaged.

Malad High School named their Best Personalities of 1953. Members are Gary Jones, Joe Daniels, Jonny Smith, Blair Gleed, Harley Handy, Roger Tovey, Ava Facer, Janice Parker, Alice Harding, Terry Williams, June Edwards, Janet Smith and JoAnn Kent.

Terry Williams, winner of the local FFA speech contest, bravely put on a show of confidence that he didn’t feel when he went before the judges. He will go to Grace to compete in the district meet.

75 YEARS AGO (1948)

Miss Jeane Marie Peterson of the Pleasantview Ward will reign over the 1948 Gold and Green Ball, which will be held at the LaGrande Hall, February 20. Queens who will represent their various wards at the ball are Opal Jean Thomas, Malad First Ward; June Call, Malad Second Ward; Wilma Evans, Malad Third Ward; Ellerene Udy, Samaria; Leola Hill, Holbrook; Virginia John, Portage; Zoe James, St. John, and Norma Tovey, Cherry Creek. The stake queen is chosen on merits of the ward showing the highest percentages in M.I.A. activities.

Effective July 1, the Post Office department has authorized city delivery service for Malad, Henry E. Thomas, postmaster, states. Efforts to secure this service have been in progress for some time. Plans call for two carriers and a delivery each morning and afternoon except Sunday, the postmaster says. A delivery route and a complete list of house numbers is being prepared and will be published at an early date.